Hi guys, new to the forum and limited experience raising deer. My wife and I started fostering wildlife and have so far had four fawns in the last 2 years. According to my notes on the previous two about 4-5 weeks in when they started really nibbling they got soft stools for a week or so. We feed Fox Valley and Evaporated Goats milk 50/50 mix. Our first one appeared to be lactose intolerant, anything with milk products tore her up, this is why we changed from the redcap lots of people recommend to goats milk. When they started to loosin up we add pumpkin, yogurt, and gel if real bad. Tylan 200 and iodine because something seemed amiss on the second one. They have all had beautiful coats and appear extrememly healthy, up until one of our current twins this week.
Took in twin bucks about 2.5 weeks ago after the doe was hit. The babies were alone for about 50-52 hours best guess. Postman saw the fresh kill and then noticed babies and after two days picked them up. They were aprox 5-7 days old by the look of the cord stump and overall size. 7lb 1oz and 4lb 1oz. The four pounder was emaciated and in rough shape, malformed legs, umbilical abcess, etc, went into it expecting to lose him. Now after splints, meds, vitamins, wheat oil and a lot of attention he is almost 100% in shape and form and catching his big brother.
Here is our issue, the larger (Goliath) of the two started to loosin up about five days ago and now his stool is like water. Nothing is slowing it down, still nursing fine, lots of dirt, giving bread to nibble on, gel doesn't even phase it. Started scour meds yesterday and some kaolin today 5cc this mornin and 3 this eve. This little guy had a number of black deer ticks on him. No indication of any parasite showing in the fecal. No foul odor like he is sick and stool is normal baby formula brownish in color just liquid. Giving him probiotic paste, pumpkin in his bottle along with electrolyte gel and thinning up the mix about 3/1 instead of 2/1 on the formula/milk/water. I have spoken to several deer farmers and basically just give it a few days and see if it clears is the advice so far??? He is acting fine, runs and plays and eats but I can see he is starting to thin up. Urine output appears normal, they are confined to a playpen when not outside so we see exactly what goes in and out for the most part. Any advice would be wonderful. Thanks in advance!!!!
Took in twin bucks about 2.5 weeks ago after the doe was hit. The babies were alone for about 50-52 hours best guess. Postman saw the fresh kill and then noticed babies and after two days picked them up. They were aprox 5-7 days old by the look of the cord stump and overall size. 7lb 1oz and 4lb 1oz. The four pounder was emaciated and in rough shape, malformed legs, umbilical abcess, etc, went into it expecting to lose him. Now after splints, meds, vitamins, wheat oil and a lot of attention he is almost 100% in shape and form and catching his big brother.
Here is our issue, the larger (Goliath) of the two started to loosin up about five days ago and now his stool is like water. Nothing is slowing it down, still nursing fine, lots of dirt, giving bread to nibble on, gel doesn't even phase it. Started scour meds yesterday and some kaolin today 5cc this mornin and 3 this eve. This little guy had a number of black deer ticks on him. No indication of any parasite showing in the fecal. No foul odor like he is sick and stool is normal baby formula brownish in color just liquid. Giving him probiotic paste, pumpkin in his bottle along with electrolyte gel and thinning up the mix about 3/1 instead of 2/1 on the formula/milk/water. I have spoken to several deer farmers and basically just give it a few days and see if it clears is the advice so far??? He is acting fine, runs and plays and eats but I can see he is starting to thin up. Urine output appears normal, they are confined to a playpen when not outside so we see exactly what goes in and out for the most part. Any advice would be wonderful. Thanks in advance!!!!
